How are leaders elected in the United Kingdom?

Answer 1

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The title "Queen (or King) of England" has not existed for 300 years. England is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The monarch is not elected; the United Kingdom has a hereditary monarchy with strict rules about who is to succeed to the throne when a monarch dies or abdicates.

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Answer 2

England's ruler, which at the moment is Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is not elected. The position is hereditary and goes in the first place to the eldest son of the current monarch, as long as he is not a Catholic or married to one.

Answer 3

The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, each of which elects a member to the House of Commons, the lower house of the British Parliament.

Normally, one of the main political parties is able to secure a majority of seats in the house and the leader of that party is then invited to form a government by the monarch, with him or her self as The Prime Minister.

In the 2010 general election, the Conservative Party had a simple majority but did not have an overall majority ahead of all of the other parties.

In view of this, they entered into a coalition with the Liberal Democrat Party and the Conservative leader, David Cameron, was invited to serve.

Answer 4

That depends on what position in the government you are referring to. The head of state is officially the queen and she is not elected - she is simply part of the royal family and her sons (the princes) are next in line to proceed her. However, the Prime Minister and parliament are elected every 5 years in the general elections.

Answer 5

The King or Queen are not elected . . . that is done in democracies, not monarchies.

The King or Queen become the ruler because of being closely related to the former King or Queen.

Answer 6

Elections